On 1/27/22 7:05 AM, Eric D Rossman wrote:
Yeah, yeah. Semantics. :)
In some ways it's not /just/ semantics.
Bottom line is that this is a well-established convention. It is NOT
a defined standard anywhere. Heck, RFCs aren't standards at all anyway.
Actually, many RFCs are considered standards track and are the
definitive source for some things.
It was never codified anywhere that I can find. My best guess is that
it was a handshake agreement on some early email support and just
"stuck."
Maybe ~> probably.
I would actually be quite happy to find an RFC that has a SHOULD or MUST
for the "-- " standard. If for not other reason than to print out, roll
up, and bop some people about the head / shoulders with. ;-)
--
Grant. . . .
unix || die
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